Faustina the Younger
Marble.Second half of the 2nd century CE. Inv. No. 1986.40.New York, Metropolitan Museum of ArtPhoto by Roger B. Ulrich
Faustina the Younger.
Marble.
Second half of the 2nd century CE.
Second half of the 2nd century CE.
Inv. No. 1986.40.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Origin:
Gift of Shelby and Leon Levy, 1986.
Description:
Faustina was the wife of the emperor Marcus Aurelius. The ornate, scalloped hair is characteristic of the mid-Antonine period.
Credits:
© 2010. Photo, text: Roger B. Ulrich.
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